Roses look beautiful, smell fantastic, and come in a plethora of sizes and colors, it is no surprise that they are backyard heroes year-after-year. Unfortunately, there are lots of pests out there ...

Yellow leaves on a rose plant can take away from the beauty of its blossoms and impact the plant's health. In late autumn, yellowing may be a natural part of the plant's life cycle. Older leaves might ...

Roses do not have thorns; they have prickles. But there ARE “thorns” in the rose garden. Their names are botrytis, black spot, rust, downy mildew, anthracnose and cerospora leaf spot. They are all ...

A: Looking at the one or two leaves in your photo, it appears that droplets of water or some other spray have been on the leaves when the sun was shining brightly. That would account for the tiny ...

Roses are one of the most popular landscape plants, but many homeowners are unfamiliar with the most common rose problems. Rose slug, blackspot, rose rosette and powdery mildew can all have either ...

Spring has sprung and gardeners are digging in. Got questions as you carry on? Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU ...

CORVALLIS – Mild winter weather will most likely coax roses into bloom early, which means dealing with the usual diseases and pests earlier, too. When it comes to one of the country’s most popular ...

Black spot disease can cause roses to never flower again, but there is one natural item that can be added to soil to keep the fungal disease away this autumn. Autumn presents a magnificent opportunity ...

May and June are glorious times in the garden; if you’re a rose lover, it’s when most roses are at their peak of bloom. Nothing quite like a bush with beautiful blossoms framed by healthy green ...

Rose of Sharon, or Hibiscus syriacus, is a popular garden shrub, valued for its large pink, purple or white flowers that ...